A catch-up with an old high school / D+D friend. Sadly, not all of us have embraced the reality that gender is merely a social construct, and therefore mutable or even disposable. Dismissing transgender people, or reducing them to their gender identity, doesn't make him a wholly horrible person I guess? But it limits him. If you act like being transgender is the most important thing to say about a niece, misgender her, and scoff at the totality of her based on that one characteristic... then I think it's o... (...more)

awake before 6, on-track shower fresh clothes for gym by 10 Hitting the gym a perfect M-W-F schedule is very satisfying. 11:? ~ 12:? hypertrophy/strength sesh - reaching for round load #s to plateau into stam goals - gave up on underhand Lat Pulldown; Bicep Curl much more appropriate (wide grips targets lower bicep) Back extension [14, 15, 15] x 150# Lat pulldown [10, 12, 12] x 150# Leg press [12, 15, 15] x 300# Shoulder press [12, 12, 11] x 85# (limit) - So is 80 or 90# the "round" #... (...more)

on-time to bed, snoozed past alarm; hydrate+caf stalled until 8:15~30ish protein cocoa 29g pistachio / edamame combo 16g press, dress and bake tofu unload shwasher feed Ivy * * * Jumbly thoughts about the state of digital security in the age of hardware-embedded backdoors on top of the backdoors weaseled in by commercial OS vendors. Switching to Linux would solve most of this; but my experiences with Linux were that updates broke functionality all too often, and a handful of use-case... (...more)

on-time to bed, wake a bit ahead of alarm hydrate, caf, on-track showered shaved dressed for gym by 7:30 8:20 ~ 9:09 hypertrophy: 3 circuits + 1 extra lat pulldown - a bit longer than 45-minute session max target, not entirely due to waits for Leg Press access. Lat pulldown overhand 2x11 x 145# Shoulder press ... - 10 x 87.5# threw joint warnings; - backed off to 12x80# for 1 set; - last set no warnings and finished near max at 12 x 85# - Per last sesh notes: 3x10x85# was near max, er... (...more)

awake shortly before alarm; hydrate, caf, protein, etc continue Pluribus. * * * Diet for a Regular Planet Dinner (6:30~7:30pm) Glycogen: 1.5c white rice or sweet potato Protein: 4-6 oz lean meat Bulk: 1 cup lightly steamed broccoli +/or carrots Healthy fat: 1-2 tsp OO or 1/2 avocado Bedtime Snack Med banana or oat porridge Glass of water w/ a squeeze of lemon ... (...more)